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Escape the winter in a Helsinki saunahttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/dec/16/sauna-helsinki-baltic-spa-wellbeing
Head for Helsinki, where warming up is done in style at public saunas currently enjoying a revival<p>So, of course, the obvious place to go in December, when it's cold and dark and miserable and there's a bitter chill that creeps into your bones and makes you long for alcohol, or a timeshare in Malaga, or sudden death, is somewhere even colder and darker and more miserable. Or, to put it another way, Finland.</p><p>Because it really is quite cold when we touch down at Helsinki airport. And dark. And although, for a touch of authenticity, I have brought along my half-Scandinavian friend Anna (her mother is Swedish), she seems a little out of touch.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/dec/16/sauna-helsinki-baltic-spa-wellbeing">Continue reading...</a>Spa breaksTravelFinland holidaysCity breaksShort breaksHelsinki holidaysHealth and fitness holidaysHealth & wellbeingFri, 16 Dec 2011 22:45:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/dec/16/sauna-helsinki-baltic-spa-wellbeingPhotograph: AlamyPublic saunas are seeing a revival in Helsinki. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyPublic saunas are seeing a revival in Helsinki. Photograph: AlamyCarole Cadwalladr2011-12-16T22:45:08Z